SAULT

Untitled (Rise)

Black rage. It's always been one of the biggest driving elements to the constant drive to protest every form of systemic racism. It's a rage that's the product of self-awareness of the reality of our standing as people in the face of the American Empire. It's a constant rage, one that erupts even within me every now and then. As put eloquently by the illustrious James Baldwin:

"To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a state of rage almost, almost all of ... read more

Lot of people here saying Rise is better than Black Is... psh you know it ain't. Sorry I wanted to get that in there. On first listen, I was quite sure that I enjoyed Rise more. Coming back to these two releases, I'm feeling the opposite as of now. SAULT's Untitled (Black Is) had moments of Afro-soul, bass-driven groove, beautiful vocal sampling, an RTJ-esque beat with Stop Dem, and a clear driving theme of Black pride. The synth-heavy moments on the latter half are awe-inspiring.

On Untitled ... read more

Edit: Nvm i was just being picky this is pretty great

So, this album just became the highest rated album of the year (critic score), tied with Fiona Apple’s Fetch the Bolt Cutters so I was intrigued to check this out, to say the least. I was also really intrigued by the fact that I had never heard of SAULT prior to seeing this hit number 1 in the critic scores. After listening to this record, I’m still confused about who or what a SAULT is, and am also confused as to why this is ... read more

I enjoyed Untitled (Black Is), but I saw room for improvement. Unfortunately, this project feels a little less cohesive.

Untitled (Rise) is a solid album, but it’s still a little long and there are too many moments that don’t feel fully fleshed out. The highlights on here don’t match those on Black Is, even if I do like a lot of what’s on here. A lot of talent and potential here, but I think they need to take a little more time and make their next release a little more ... read more